Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

LEEDS LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and non-binary communities who are socially excluded by reason of the sexual orientation or gender re-assignment, in particular but not limited to those who are older, unwell or disabled by providing activities to help reduce their isolation, and improve their health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£25£20£6n/a
31/03/23*£23£14£9n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://leedslgbtqcc.co.uk/

llccsg2023@gmail.com

07843093113

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • LGBTQ+ support
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - LGBTQ+ Fitness and Fun
£2,500 01/06/2023
24
Over the last two years we have increased the number of events we have offered and the numbers of tickets booked for these events have increased year on year too. We have recruited 3 volunteers who have particular roles covering monitoring, social ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Leeds LGBTQ+ Community Consortium
£27,944 19/05/2023
This funding will be used to deliver a programme of community-led activities and to raise awareness of its offer more widely in order to engage with additional people from LGBTQ+ communities in Leeds. The project aims to improve confidence and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • HAWORTH TOWLER Appointed: 2024
  • PAULINE ELANOR FLECK Appointed: 2022
  • STACEY JONES Appointed: 2024
  • SUSAN PHILLIPS (Chair) Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/06/2022, number: 1199168
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 68 days late,
Main office

c/o Yorkshire M E S M A C
22-23 BLAYDS YARD
LEEDS
LS1 4AD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AD NON-BINARY COMMUNITIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE OLDER, UNWELL OR DISABLED BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES TO HELP REDUCE THEIR ISOLATION, IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN SOCIETY WITHIN THE LEEDS / WEST YORKSHIRE REGIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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